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President-elect Donald Trump is facing  sentencing on January 10, just ten days before his inauguration. This follows his conviction on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Judge Juan Merchan, presiding over the Manhattan case, has indicated that Trump is unlikely to face jail time or other punitive measures, favoring an "unconditional discharge."  

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New York City police have identified Debrina Kawam, 57, of New Jersey, as the woman who died after being set on fire on a Brooklyn subway train last week. Kawam's body was burned beyond recognition in the seemingly random attack on December 22nd.

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Apple has reached a $95 million settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit addressing privacy concerns over its voice assistant Siri's unauthorized recordings of user conversations. The settlement, which awaits judicial approval, could provide compensation of up to $20 per device for eligible U.S. consumers who owned Siri-enabled Apple products between September 2014 and December 2024.

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In a swift untraceable act this December, Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department's systems, accessing sensitive unclassified documents. The breach, attributed to a Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor, has raised significant concerns about the security of key governmental infrastructures.  

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A Texas man identified as the suspect in the deadly New Orleans New Year's attack posted videos on social media expressing his "desire to kill" and claiming to be "inspired by ISIS" just hours before driving a truck into a crowd, President Joe Biden revealed.

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A catastrophic plane crash in South Korea has claimed 179 lives, leaving only two survivors. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday morning when Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800, attempted to land at Muan International Airport after a journey from Bangkok, Thailand. Initial reports suggest a bird strike may have caused the landing gear to malfunction, resulting in the aircraft skidding off the runway and erupting into flames.  

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Recently released photographs from the National Archives have revealed direct evidence of then-Vice President Joe Biden's meetings with his son Hunter's Chinese business associates, contradicting years of denials about involvement in family business dealings. The images, obtained through litigation by America First Legal, document a 2013 Beijing trip where Biden introduced Hunter to Chinese President Xi Jinping and key figures from BHR Partners.

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